Mike Green "Newcal " awesome palm Collection 2014 update !

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Danylle and i Had the opportunity to get up to Brisbane and the Goldcoast for a quick 4 day vacation last week . So i had to visit at least 4 "palmy " gardens to get my fix !

We Had dinner at a local Thai restaurant with Daryl and Mike the night before where i was entertained with many stories from the Miami Biennial.

Mike said " Randy (yachting one said he was going to take them out to see his garden and kept driving and driving for what seemed like hrs ,thought he was going to bury us out in the desert LOL ! such is the enormity of Los Angeles urban sprawl .

The next afternoon we headed up into the lush hills above the Gold coast to visit Mike ! As we pulled up at Mikes driveway it's easy to see a palm collector lives here . I threw Danylle the car keys and said see you in 2 - 3 hrs ! LOL so Kristina my 20 yr old daughter and Danylle went shopping .

I found mike half way down the drive working hard as usual !

Dypsis decipiens

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Marojejya darianii

Bottle palm sets the scene

Nice Bismarckia

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Short Video

Chambeyronia lepidota

Chambeyronia hookeri

Beccariophoenix madagascarensis

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Basselinia- cant remember which one Mike ?

Me with the big Beccariophoenix

Some form of Dypsis baronii

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B windows

Cyphophoenix alba

Voanioala geradii

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Rhopalostylis baueri

MY favorite the 8 yrs old Pigafetta filaris - what an awesome palm !

What a combo Rhopalostylis and pigafetta !

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Mike with a beefy Dypsis decaryi

Mikes Rhopalostylis chatham Island Rhopalostylis seedlings from Pogobob. Mine seem to grow alot faster in chilly Tasmania .

gorgeous teddy bear at dusk

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Nice spindle

Cyphophoenix nucele

Mike what is this one ?

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Liculala ramsayi

tall Chambeyronia

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lepidota

Kentiopsis piersonorum

Jubaeopsis caffra

Burretiokentia hapala

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Foxtail

Jubaea x Butia

Cyphophenix elegans was too tall to fit in the picture - only Mike would have that problem !

[Walter John]

Hi Troy, the video wouldn't play for me , it said it was private, might check the settings on that one.

Mike, your Marojejya is so impressive, world class.

Hang on, how do we know you blokes weren't buried out in the desert and that you've come back as clones ?

[Tassie_Troy1971]

After some afternoon tea and tasty biscuits my ride was waiting to take me back to Brisbane !

Thanks Mike for a great afternoon !

:greenthumb: :greenthumb: 4 stars for this garden

Troy

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Thanks wal i just fixed the video mate !

[NApalm]

4 palmy yards hey? This is gonna be good. Looking great there

[comic097]

Awsom garden Mike, thanks for posting Troy

[palmislandRandy]

Those are some nicely grown palms. Well done Mike! After seeing yours, I'm definitely going to have to try another Marojejya

-Randy

[Kennybenjamin]

Nice photos troy and unreal palms and collection there Mike!!

[Neil C]

Great collection, that pigafetta is unreal!

Regards Neil

[humangenomaproject]

Beautiful place. Thanks for this thread. The Marojejya is off the hook!

[Shon]

One of my favorites. Thanks for posting Troy.

[BS Man about Palms]

<---- seems about right... THANKS

[newcal]

Thanks Guys for the positive coments and Troy for the visit , i just wished the garden looked a bit healthier...fact is it's still recovering from the shitty growing season from last year( next to no rain and too many hot days have sunburnt a lot of the palms) .News of an El Nino event coming our way is the last thing i need here atm...i hope the weather forecasters are wrong....cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[Gileno Machado]

Excellent selection of Palms, Mike, and they are all looking fine. thanks Troy for the photos...yes, Pigafetta and Rhopies in the same garden is a privilege...

[KrisKupsch]

Your place is looking great Mike, that M. darianii makes me optimistic about our winter. Mine is growing but slow. Did you do any soil conditioning? Rhop chatham island seedlings...could i twist your arm ?!

[JT in Japan]

Definitely makes me want to pull up roots (my own) and relocate to northeast Australia. Thanks for the tour, Mike and Troy.

[newcal]

Hi Kris, where the M . darianii is growing is in a retaining wall,a metre high full of organic black soil and it gets seepage from the bank behind it...perfect position considering it grows naturally in a peat swamp in Madagascar.It's a water hog!.You can twist my arm on the Rhop "chatham island" seedlings as well...give me a call...Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)

[Tyrone]

I'm drooling after all that.

[Gonzer]

Damn fine looking collection!

[Alicehunter2000]

Three questions: How old is the garden? How far back off the road do the plantings extend? How many acres?

Gardens a beauty ay!

[realarch]

Thanks for the photos Troy. Nice piece of property Mike, always enjoy updates of a fine collection.

Tim

[Jeff Searle]

Mike,

What impresses me the most is that you are able to grow such a wide range of palms. And that includes some of the rarest, hard to grow palms I know of. Damn impressed! I would really like to see your garden if I ever get over your way.

[Daryl]

You definitely have to come over for a visit Jeff! Our climate here is strange for sure. We can grow lots of different stuff from both ends of the palm spectrum. At home I have Pigafetta growing a few metres from Jubaea...Mike has Marojeyja and Parajubaea growing side by side etc etc

Daryl

[Jeff Searle]

After hearing that....impressed!

[newcal]

You guys are too kind, fact is garden is really struggling atm...need rain desperately,hard to keep the water up to everything and i've lost a few palms to the cold/ drought...been a crappy winter.To answer your questions Dave ,the garden is 14 years old on 3.5 acres and starts from the front boundary and Jeff i'd be honoured to show you around if you ever visit oz...Cheers Mike Green(Newcal)